Do these speakers sound better with the grills on or off?
28773
It does not matter if the grill is on, off. Now if you want a better sounding speaker I would go for the polk TSx 440T. I have both of these and I think the TSx 440T are better.So save yourself some money, and get them. The RTi A7 loose their midrange sound quality at high volumes if you do not have over 200 watts. I have a Onkyo TX-NR818 thats a high current amp that puts out 135 watts per channel, with the TSx 440T they sound really good, I have them bi-amped too.
28774
It does not matter. These are fantastic speskers. They sound great either way. I keep mine on just for the extra protection
870287
I do not have them set up that way but I don't see why not if you buy an aftermarket system to do it. The speakers sound great w/ a polk audio sub!
1311291
No. You want to treat these more like tweeters. They sound good on the high end, but trying to put a lot of mid-frequency and low end bass through them will only make them crackle.
315431
It should sound just fine, if you plan to blast the speakers bi-wiring will def help! But it should be fine!
2220615
I mounted mine under the room ledge and they sound great. I mounted them vertically and the bass reflects off the overhang. Great outdoor speakers with really good sound. I have one each on the corners and 2 round ceiling speakers centered on the lanai. They work great together
1881309
yes they are correct. I used these speakers on my patio and have been happy with their performance. I did add a 10" powered sub woofer because the bass just seemed to disappear outdoors.
452707
I bought these for my son, so the answer comes from him. If you have them mounted on your grill and pointed slightly down you can leave them on & use your low beams otherwise. He says that unless he is driving on dirt roads or very dark, heavily deer populated areas, he turns them off on the highway.Hope this helps!
76202
Yes, they do not have to be on. My sound is routed through a receiver and then to external Bose speakers.
257635
yes, my wife and i occasionally use them that way. not as good as on the grill, however.
145716
Probably no. depends on how much salty air/water you have. I put these up outside in my house which is about 2,000 feet from the Atlantic Ocean. Within a matter of months, the grill screens were rusting horribly. Had Klipsch send me another set of grills. Same thing happened. Rest of the speaker was fine. Took these speakers and put them outdoors at another house on a Bay which is mix of fresh and salt water...mainly fresh water...been up several years and no corrosion. Point: if there is alot of salt in the air and water, grills will not likely hold up unless the company changed the material. Probably no. depends on how much salty air/water you have. I put these up outside in my house which is about 2,000 feet from the Atlantic Ocean. Within a matter of months, the grill screens were rusting horribly. Had Klipsch send me another set of grills. Same thing happened. Rest of the speaker was fine. Took these speakers and put them outdoors at another house on a Bay which is mix of fresh and salt water...mainly fresh water...been up several years and no corrosion. Point: if there is alot of salt in the air and water, grills will not likely hold up unless the company changed the material.
1523869
Yeah I put those pads on them. They are a really tight fit and you have to put cotton behind the pads to boost them up so your ears don't touch the speaker grill, but they are super comfortable and sound much better than the stock pads
654863
These DB691 speakers that I bought were wonderful with my 85W RMS per CH amplifier. The grills came with were packed in the same pachage separated. They would need screws to mount them. So, they are removeable, but not the kind of ez-clipped type if that was what you asked. I did not use them at all since my DB691 replaced the Lexus RX330 front door speakers.
841059
A pair. They look like decent speakers. I haven't installed them yet. I was just expecting them to come with grills.
716882
Grills cause defraction. They're usually included to keep curious fingers from poking the cones. However since these are monitors, you want the most of your sound and as natural as possible. You'll notice when most people are using high end speakers they aren't going to use the grills for the reason above.
1745927
I hooked them up to my surround sound receiver. I don't think they're built to CRANK UP and rock the house, but I have them outside on my deck and they're on 24/7 (I listen to KKJZ's online stream--jazzandblues.org). I'm in a quiet neighborhood, and so I remember a couple of times at night I had the music on a bit too loud, so I had to turn it down. Anyway, the basic receiver works fine with me.
674142
That is good. I leave mines outside all year around and unplug when not using them. I'm always been nervous about leaving things plugged up when i'm not using them, especially outside. Enjoy the speakers.
1787549
No grilles but I really like these cheap but very good sound. Have not problems with these speakers.